Atkinson compiled five goals and added three assists in three games during the period ending Nov. 18 to claim the honor. He finished the week with his fifth career hat trick. Atkinson has 12 goals and 20 points in 19 contests this year.

Ben Bishop will get the start again on Monday night when Dallas visits the New York Rangers.

Bishop was in goal for Sunday afternoon's 6-2 win over the Islanders and he will get the nod in the second half of the back-to-back situation. He has won his last two games to lift his record to 8-5-1 on the year to go with a 2.37 goals-against average and .923 save percentage.

This was a scheduled start for Reimer, who had 34 stops in a 5-1 win over the Senators on Nov. 11 in his last appearance. "We want to make sure we're using both guys," coach Bob Boughner said about the decision. Reimer has a 2-4-1 record this season with a 3.03 goals-against average and .899 save percentage.

DeSmith has made six appearances this month, including three previous starts. He has a 1-3-0 record during that time with a 2.27 goals-against average, a .927 save percentage and one shutout. With Matt Murray struggling, DeSmith could string together some starts if he can get some victories.

Rask played well in his return to the lineup this past Friday in a 1-0 OT loss to Dallas. He had been granted a leave of absence for a personal matter. Rask has a 4-4-1 record this season with a 2.78 goals-against average and .912 save percentage.

Patrice Bergeron (upper body) won't be available for Wednesday's game at Detroit.

Beyond that, Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy did not have much of an update on Bergeron's status. "He was meeting [with doctors] today, so we have nothing new," Cassidy said Monday. "I know he was in a lot of pain, but I don't know if there's anything major which is good news. But I don't want to speculate. I just know that he's not coming back to Detroit."

Oshie was not on the ice for the morning skate. Washington is off Tuesday and he has skated since he was slammed to the ice on Friday. It doesn't seem likely that Oshie will be ready to play Wednesday. He is listed as day-to-day.

Evgeny Kuznetsov (upper body) will not play Monday and seems unlikely to play Wednesday.

Kuznetsov, who is suspected to be dealing with a concussion, didn't skate on Monday morning and hasn't been back on the ice yet. Washington will be off on Tuesday, so a return on Wednesday doesn't seem likely either. He is considered to be day-to-day.

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